Jesse King Killed in Lufkin 18-Wheeler Highway Crash

Jesse King, 50, was killed Thursday afternoon when he was involved in a car wreck with an 18-wheeler truck on U.S. Highway 59 near Lufkin, Texas.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, four people in total were injured after John Danner, 28, made an unsafe lane change in front of an 18-wheeler truck driven by Earnest Richardson, 66. The passenger side of Danner’s car, a Mercury sedan, struck Richardson’s truck during the lane change.

Jesse King was riding in the front passenger seat of Danner’s car, and was found dead at the scene by emergency officials.

Danner, along with three others in his car, was transported by ambulance to nearby Woodland Heights Medical Center for medical treatment. The extent of their injuries was unknown.

It is not clear whether Danner will face any charges for his reported unsafe lane change.

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Pete Trosclair’s legal successes began in 2001 as a member of a trial team that recovered tens of millions of dollars from insurance companies that wrongfully denied their client’s claim. After nearly three years of representing various corporations in high stakes business litigation worth millions of dollars, Pete decided to shift the focus of his practice to what mattered most to him- protecting the rights of individuals hurt due to the negligence of others. Since that time, Pete has successfully recovered tens of millions of dollars on behalf of his clients in cases involving trucking accidents, car wrecks, workplace injuries, oilfield injuries, construction accidents, motorcycle accidents, brain injury cases and various other personal injury claims. Pete’s passion for his job comes from his own life experience- specifically, his father’s debilitating injuries suffered while working on an offshore oil rig. Pete is a graduate of UC San Diego and University of Texas School of Law.